My Brother's Keeper: James Joyce's Early Years

Joyce, Stanislaus; Ellmann, Richard (Introduction and Notes); Eliot, T. S. (Preface)

Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1958

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Original publisher's gray-green paper-covered boards backed with green cloth in a blue and green paper dust jacket. Gilt lettering on book spine. Light green lettering on blue and dark green dust jacket spine. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4." 266 pages, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Cover are virtually pristine and intact except for slight wear to edges and corners. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is very clean and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities. Dust jacket not price-clipped. A Fine, unworn book in a Fine, unworn dust jacket. This is the famous biography about the early years of the renowned Irish author, James Joyce (1882-1941), that was written by Stanislaus Joyce (1884-1955), James's brother. Introduction and Notes by Richard Ellmann. Preface by T. S. Eliot. Index in back. Excerpt from front flap describing Stanislaus's biography: "[T]his is both a work of literary distinction and an amazing portrait of a young man in his times. . Quoted in the text are several unpublished or uncollected pieces of early Joyce writings ." James became a leading figure of modern and avant-garde literature. Stanislaus was also a man of letters, but his literary works tended to be more "academic" and nonfictional in nature.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Brother's Keeper: James Joyce's Early Years
• Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1958
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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